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==== Europe ====
* [[February]] &ndash; [[Charles I of Anjou]], king of [[Kingdom of Sicily|Sicily]], occupies the city of [[Durrës]], and establishes the Angevin [[Kingdom of Albania (medieval)|Kingdom of Albania]]. A delegation of Albanian nobles and citizens from Durrës make their way to Charles' court. 
* [[February 21]] &ndash; Charles signs a treaty and is proclaimed [[King of Albania]]. He promises to protect the nobles and to honor the privileges they have from the [[Byzantine Empire]]. The treaty declares the union between the Kingdom of Albania (Latin: ''Regnum Albanie'') and the Kingdom of Sicily, under Charles' rule. He appoints [[Gazo Chinard]] as his vicar-general, and sends his Sicilian fleet to [[Principality of Achaea|Achaea]], to defend the principality against Byzantine attacks.<ref>Dunbabin, Jean (1998). ''Charles I of Anjou. Power, Kingship, and State-Making in Thirteenth-Century Europe'', p. 91. Bloomsbury. {{ISBN|978-1-78093-767-0}}.</ref>
* [[June]] &ndash; Marinid forces land in [[Spain]] and ravage the countryside. They kill and capture many and plunder livestock. They also attack the castle of [[Vejer de la Frontera]] in [[Andalusia]]. On hearing the news, King [[Alfonso X of Castile]] ("the Wise") abandons his meeting with Sultan [[Muhammad I of Granada]] and orders an all-out war against [[Emirate of Granada|Granada]].<ref>Joseph F. O'Callaghan (2011). ''The Gibraltar Crusade: Castile and the Battle for the Strait'', p. 56. {{ISBN|978-0-8122-2302-6}}.</ref>
* [[August 6]] &ndash; King [[Stephen V of Hungary]] falls ill and is taken to [[Csepel Island]]. He dies and is succeeded by his 10-year-old son [[Ladislaus IV of Hungary|Ladislaus IV]] ("the Cuman"), who is being held captive in the fortress of [[Koprivnica]] in northern [[Croatia in personal union with Hungary|Croatia]]. His mother, [[Elizabeth the Cuman|Queen Elizabeth]], becomes [[regent]] during the minority of her son (until [[1277]]).<ref>John V.A. Fine Jr. (1987). ''The Late Medieval Balkans: A Critical Survey from the Late Twelfth Century to the Ottoman Conquest'', p. 181. Ann Arbor, Michigan: University of Michigan Press. {{ISBN|0-472-08260-4}}.</ref>
* [[August 20]] &ndash; [[Battle of Heiloo]]: [[Floris V, Count of Holland|Floris V]], count of [[County of Holland|Holland]], makes an unsuccessful attack on [[Frisia]] in an attempt to recover the body of his father, [[William II of Holland|William II]], who was killed (16 years ago) by the Frisians near [[Hoogwoud]] (modern [[Netherlands]]). 
* [[November]] &ndash; Charles I orders his officials to take all Genoese prisoner within his territories, except for the [[Guelphs and Ghibellines|Guelphs]] and to seize their property. The Sicilian fleet occupies [[Ajaccio]] on [[Corsica]]. Pope [[Pope Gregory X|Gregory X]] condemns the aggressive policy of Charles and proposes that the Genoese elect Guelph officials.<ref>Steven Runciman (1958). ''The Sicilian Vespers: A History of the Mediterranean World in the Later Thirteenth Century'', p. 156. Cambridge University Press. {{ISBN|978-1-107-60474-2}}.</ref>
* ''[[Reconquista]]'' &ndash; King [[Afonso III of Portugal|Afonso III]] eliminates the last Moorish community in [[Kingdom of Portugal|Portugal]] at [[Faro, Portugal|Faro]], completing the reconquest of the west of the [[Iberian Peninsula]].